An unusual complication of emergency tracheal intubation

被引:7
作者
Ooi, GC
Irwin, MG
Lam, LK
Cheng, SWK
机构
[1] UNIV HONG KONG, QUEEN MARY HOSP, DEPT DIAGNOST RADIOL, POKFULAM, HONG KONG
[2] UNIV HONG KONG, QUEEN MARY HOSP, DEPT ANAESTHESIOL, POKFULAM, HONG KONG
[3] UNIV HONG KONG, QUEEN MARY HOSP, DEPT SURG, POKFULAM, HONG KONG
关键词
complications; intubation; tracheal; retropharyngeal abscess; pseudo-aneurysm; imaging; angiography; computerised tomography;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.72-az0069.x
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
A 68-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea having undergone a short period of tracheal intubation during an episode of congestive cardiac failure 10 days earlier. On the fourth day of admission, she suddenly developed acute respiratory distress followed by a cardiac arrest and was found to have an enlarging neck mass. Following intubation and resuscitation, computerised tomography was carried out and surgical exploration revealed a retropharyngeal abscess and a pseudo-aneurysm of the common carotid artery resulting from pharyngeal rupture which most probably occurred as a complication of the original tracheal intubation.
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页码:154 / 158
页数:5
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